Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Imprisonment of Minor

Is this a crime - student is placed into confined area by principal during school dance. Not explained why, phone taken away, parents not notified, alone, door locked for 30 minutes. .until father shows up


Asked on 10/22/07, 8:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Imprisonment of Minor

Assuming that there was at least some halfway acceptable reason for this student's brief detention by the school's highest administrative official, i.e, the principal, I'd be inclined to say no, not too likely (that this event constituted a formal crime).

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Answered on 10/23/07, 12:09 am


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